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How a subfield of physics led to breakthroughs in AI – and from there to this year’s Nobel Prize

  • Written by Veera Sundararaghavan, Professor of Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan
How a subfield of physics led to breakthroughs in AI – and from there to this year’s Nobel PrizeNeural networks have their roots in statistical mechanics. BlackJack3D/iStock via Getty Images Plus

John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hintonreceived the Nobel Prize in physics on Oct. 8, 2024, for their research on machine learning algorithms and neural networks that help computers learn. Their work has been fundamental in developing neural network...

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